Question

14. Peter needs to buy a package of pencils to write his final exam. The store offers two packages.

Package 1: pack of 6 pencils for $1.68
Package 2: pack of 9 pencils for $2.34
Determine the cost per pencil. Which is the better deal? Round to 2 decimal places. Show all your work for full marks. (3 marks) REPOST

Answer 1

Explanation:

peter can buy pack of nine pencils

6 divided by 1.68 =3.5

9 divided by 2.34=3.8

package 2 is just 0.3 more

it give 3 more pencils for 0.3